"Face Value" is a 2003 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine short story by Una McCormack. It was published in the Prophecy and Change anthology.
Summary[]
Kira enlists the help of a Bajoran friend to provide her and the Cardassian Rebellion with weapons to fight the Dominion.
References[]
Characters[]
- Corat Damar • Estal Vilar • Furel • Elim Garak • Kira Nerys • Mila • Shakaar Edon • Trelar
- Referenced only
- Julian Bashir • Niala Damar • Sakal Damar • Corbin Entek • Iloja of Prim • Odo • Preloc • Rantok • Revok • Rusot • Benjamin Sisko • Enabran Tain • Tora Ziyal
Locations[]
- Cardassia • Cardassia City • Tozhat Memorial • Veterans' Bridge
- Referenced only
- Amantha • Bajor • Rakantha Province • Singha • Tozhat Province
Starships and vehicles[]
Races and cultures[]
- Bajoran • Cardassian
- Referenced only
- Jem'Hadar • Prophets
States and organizations[]
- Cardassian Guard • Cardassian Liberation Front • Cardassian Union • Dominion • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets
- Referenced only
- Bajoran Resistance • Cardassian Central Command • Obsidian Order • Shakaar Resistance Cell
Other references[]
- disruptor • hypospray • Legate • Moba fruit • Moba tree • Occupation of Bajor • phaser • plasma rifle • pulse grenade • Scorched earth • soil declamator • Tojal • Virtual display device • water • Yamok sauce
Appendices[]
Related stories[]
- This story begins a week after the Dominion crushed the Cardassian Rebellion in "The Dogs of War". The prologue features Kira, Garak and Damar's arrival at Cardassia aboard their Jem'Hadar fighter in that episode and the epilogue features Damar's death in "What You Leave Behind". The events of "Tacking Into the Wind" are recalled by the main characters. The author revisited this time period in "Things Can Only Get Better".
Background information[]
- Kira recalls the events of "Second Skin" where she was disguised as Iliana Ghemor. In Voyages of Imagination, Una McCormack states Kira's experience in that episode were "very relevant" in this story.
- This was McCormack's first published Star Trek story. She would go on to write more DS9 fiction, as well as Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard.
- McCormack's original idea for her Prophecy and Change story was to pick up where "In the Pale Moonlight" (her favorite DS9 episode) left off. Marco Palmieri felt there was enough material from that pitch for a novel, which became Hollow Men. (Voyages of Imagination)
- McCormack enjoyed writing about the Cardassian Rebellion during Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Final Chapter arc, as it reminded her of Roj BlakeWP and his resistance group from the BBC science fiction series Blake's 7WP. (Voyages of Imagination)
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Chiaroscuro |
Prophecy and Change
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Next story: The Calling |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: War Stories, Book 2 |
Next Adventure: 11:59 | |
External links[]
- Face Value article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.